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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

Georgia rates for HCPCS 57155

This procedure places a small device inside the uterus and vagina to hold radioactive material in position for internal radiation treatment, most often used for cervical or uterine cancer. It is a preparatory step that positions the applicator; the radiation treatment itself is delivered afterward. It is done under anesthesia or sedation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus cost?

$617

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$447$324 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$1,698 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $724 to $12,023Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $269 to $955
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,365professional $447

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$977.24
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$12,022.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$933.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$776.25
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$831.76

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Rhode Island. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Georgia· 9th of 51

$617

AK $1,148RI $331

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.